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Pointillism Definition & Meaning

pointillism
noun
  1. a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France
  2. a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France

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What does pointillism mean?
a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
What part of speech is pointillism?
Pointillism is a noun.
How many definitions does pointillism have?
Pointillism has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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